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View Poll Results: Who is your favorite bassist?
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Ben Allison
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0% |
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Jimmy Blanton
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1 |
0.47% |
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Ronnie Boykins
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1 |
0.47% |
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Ray Brown
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14 |
6.57% |
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Ron Carter
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11 |
5.16% |
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Paul Chambers
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15 |
7.04% |
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Stanley Clarke
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5 |
2.35% |
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Bob Cranshaw
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0% |
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Richard Davis
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7 |
3.29% |
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Malachi Favors
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2 |
0.94% |
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Jimmy Garrison
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3 |
1.41% |
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Henry Grimes (remember walto you can only vote once)
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1 |
0.47% |
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Barry Guy
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4 |
1.88% |
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Charlie Haden
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6 |
2.82% |
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Percy Heath
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1 |
0.47% |
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Mark Helias
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0% |
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Dave Holland
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14 |
6.57% |
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Scott LeFaro
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5 |
2.35% |
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Cecil McBee
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8 |
3.76% |
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Charles Mingus
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40 |
18.78% |
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William Parker
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9 |
4.23% |
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Gary Peacock
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8 |
3.76% |
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Oscar Pettiford
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9 |
4.23% |
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Curly Russell
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0% |
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Alan Silva
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1 |
0.47% |
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Sirone
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0% |
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Steve Swallow
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3 |
1.41% |
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Reggie Workman
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5 |
2.35% |
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Other
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38 |
17.84% |
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Wilbur Ware
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2 |
0.94% |
August-3rd-2004, 01:07 AM
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Be Afraid
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Favorite bassists
Argh, the poll option got messed up with my last try. So here I go again. Vote for your favorite bassist. If I've missed your favorite, vote Other and let us know who your favorite is. For the reasons that I am starting this thread, see my original post.
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August-3rd-2004, 04:49 AM
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Lines Burnt In Light
Join Date: May 2004
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I voted for Barry Guy.
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August-3rd-2004, 07:05 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
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I suspect that very popular multi-instrumentalist "other" will notch up quite a few votes as usual. Buster Williams, Mark Egan, Lonnie Plaxico, John Patitucci, Avishai Cohen ......
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August-3rd-2004, 07:36 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2003
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S**t, Crawjo, where's Mark Dresser, Joël Léandre, Bruno Chevillon, Kent Kessler, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, Peter Janson, Marc Johnson, Jay Anderson, Miroslav Vitous, NHOP, Jean-François Jenny-Clark, Reid Anderson, Kent Carter, Michael Formanek, Paul Rogers, Henry Texier, David Izenson, Red Mitchell, Bernard Santacruz, Dominic Duval, Michael Bisio, Marcio Mattos, George Mraz, Simon H. Fell, John Edwards, Dieter Manderscheid, Drew Gress, Joe Fonda, John Lindberg, Fred Hopkins, and the *great* and only PETER KOWALD?
Man, you must cancell this poll and start everythings AGAIN.
edit: As I can't choice between none of the above, my vote goes to Malachi Favors.
Last edited by LeMo; August-3rd-2004 at 08:05 AM.
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August-3rd-2004, 09:03 AM
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Unflappable
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I voted for Mingus. I'm sure there are many who could, technically, play rings around him (though I get the feeling he's under-rated, even there), but there's no one whose bass sound, whose ideas as expressed through his bass, that I love listening to more.
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August-3rd-2004, 11:34 AM
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De harder dey come...
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Forced to choose, I'll nod to Stanley Clarke. His playing is breathtaking on the first Return to Forever album. Mingus is one of my favorite jazz composers, but Stanley is technically a better player.
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August-3rd-2004, 11:38 AM
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I had to go with William Parker because he seems to be the most innovative at this time. Mingus was a close second but I like him more for his overall compositions rather than his bass abilities.
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August-3rd-2004, 11:41 AM
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Unflappable
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For purely technical ability, Barry Guy might kill anyone else on this list. He's a jaw-dropping player but that very ability often, imho, gets in the way of the music. When he reins it in though, he's a beautiful player as well as composer.
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August-3rd-2004, 11:45 AM
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De harder dey come...
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I'll have to check out Barry Guy, then, Brian, since I don't think I've ever heard his playing.
Was Jaco Pastorius left off the list for any particular reason, Crawjo?
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August-3rd-2004, 12:03 PM
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with a twist
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Hard to choose one. I went with my favorite in terms of session dates. I went with Ron Carter based on his work with Miles in the mid-60's.
The most amazing example of bass playing I've ever heard is by Peter Kowald, on Was Da Ist.
In terms of current day players, I'd find it impossible to choose one. Gary Peacock has to be way up on my list, Barry Guy too.
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August-3rd-2004, 12:30 PM
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Be Afraid
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Originally Posted by groover
I'll have to check out Barry Guy, then, Brian, since I don't think I've ever heard his playing.
Was Jaco Pastorius left off the list for any particular reason, Crawjo?
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Well, I kind of noticed that most of my bassists were acoustic, and he was electric, but that wasn't really the reason. I've never heard anything by him, and I don't know, I just decided not to include him.
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August-3rd-2004, 01:49 PM
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De harder dey come...
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Originally Posted by crawjo
Well, I kind of noticed that most of my bassists were acoustic, and he was electric, but that wasn't really the reason. I've never heard anything by him, and I don't know, I just decided not to include him.
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No problem then, thanks for your response, though the thread title doesn't imply that favorites are limited to acoustic, or even jazz, for that matter. Primarily an electric fusion player, Jaco was one of the most significant modern stylists on electric bass, but he may not be important to non-players or acoustic purists. Since you've never heard anything by him, he's obviously not significant to you. I could have picked "other" to acknowledge him, along with many other fine players not on your list, but as a bass player, I realize I have a certain bias that the average listener is unaffected by, and I value the diversity of opinion presented here.
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August-3rd-2004, 02:14 PM
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Plus ça change...
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Location: Boston area
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I like LeMo's list better (though I'd add Wilbur M. to it), so I voted for other.
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August-3rd-2004, 02:21 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Italy
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Just a few days ago I was listening to "Haitian Fight Song" from Mingus' "The Clown", so I had to vote for him......
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August-3rd-2004, 02:31 PM
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Registered User
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Anders Jormin, baby.
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August-3rd-2004, 02:38 PM
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swing high swing higher
Join Date: Mar 2003
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I should pull up my top ten list
forced to choose, I'll pick Guy
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August-3rd-2004, 02:45 PM
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Substance User
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I'm going to write in mine: SAM JONES
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August-3rd-2004, 03:16 PM
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Kills all threads!
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Other: Jean-Jacques Avenel! Underrated, I guess, by virtue of the fact that he has spent most of his career playing mostly with Lacy.
I've really just started exploring the Art Ensemble, but Malachi Favors consistently knocks me out.
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August-3rd-2004, 03:22 PM
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Lines Burnt In Light
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Originally Posted by Brian Olewnick
For purely technical ability, Barry Guy might kill anyone else on this list. He's a jaw-dropping player but that very ability often, imho, gets in the way of the music. When he reins it in though, he's a beautiful player as well as composer.
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I agree... 
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August-3rd-2004, 03:58 PM
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Middle Man
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Originally Posted by Brian Olewnick
I voted for Mingus. I'm sure there are many who could, technically, play rings around him (though I get the feeling he's under-rated, even there), but there's no one whose bass sound, whose ideas as expressed through his bass, that I love listening to more.
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You said it better than I could, Brian. My vote's for Mingus.
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August-3rd-2004, 05:20 PM
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Wilbur Ware.
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August-3rd-2004, 05:55 PM
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Hard to decide what to vote for...went for other (Kowald, Dresser, or Leandre probably) but Mingus would be my favorite on the list.
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August-3rd-2004, 06:06 PM
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with a twist
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It's funny, but as much as I love listening to Mingus's recordings, I hardly ever focus on Mingus the player, not nearly as much as I do Carter on Miles Smiles, or any of the other acoustic recordings he played on with Miles.
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August-3rd-2004, 06:11 PM
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Henry Grimes. Greatest jazz comeback EVER.
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August-3rd-2004, 06:37 PM
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Be Afraid
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Originally Posted by Dig Gonsalves
Wilbur Ware.
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Damn...Now him I just plain FORGOT to include. Mone, if you happen by, please add Ware to the list.
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August-3rd-2004, 07:35 PM
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Registered Loser
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Probably Mingus, Kowald, or Leandre
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August-3rd-2004, 08:50 PM
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I like many of these but like Stone went for Ron Carter and, yes, particularly on the strength Miles Smiles.
Barry Guy
Anders Jormin
William Parker
Dave Holland
Greg Cohen
Are others I really enjoy.
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August-3rd-2004, 09:14 PM
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Reevaluating @ 500k
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No way I could pick one, but among my favorites, for their sound, their time and compelling solos--as well as their ability to fit wonderfully in both inside & outside music--are Cecil McBee & Gary Peacock. Of course, in some contexts, Paul Chambers was the perfect bassist.
Why make it a poll? The poll is ridiculously long, yet ridiculously short. Imagine a bass players poll that offers Bob Cranshaw & Curley Russell, and doesn't mention Barre Phillips, Buster Williams, Miroslav Vitous or George Mraz.
Last edited by Pete C; August-3rd-2004 at 09:18 PM.
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August-3rd-2004, 09:59 PM
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Registered User
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I voted Other, and as requested, I specify: I am a Mark Dresser man. The Ibarra/Dresser duo album (Tone Time, I think), is sublime -- among many others he plays on.
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August-3rd-2004, 10:43 PM
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Be Afraid
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Originally Posted by Pete C
Why make it a poll?
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Because I like making lists.
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